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The Keepers of Traditional Crafts

Elena Morales • September 2026 September 10, 2026

Deep inside family-owned talleres across San Ángel and Coyoacán, fourth-generation maestros transform copal wood, barro negro clay, and natural cochineal dyes into timeless Mexican folk art.

In the quiet cobbled alleyways of San Ángel, down stone corridors behind wrought-iron gates, sawdust curls on old timber workbenches. Here, masters of Mexican folk craft continue generations of hand-carving traditions that date back centuries.